United States historic place
| Richards Historic District | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district | |
 Locust Grove | |
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| Location | Road 34, Greenwood, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′15″N 75°38′26″W / 38.78750°N 75.64056°W / 38.78750; -75.64056 |
| Area | 141.1 acres (57.1 ha) |
| Built | 1758 (1758) |
| Built by | John Richards |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003522 |
| Added to NRHP | December 15, 1983 |
Richards Historic District is a national historic district located in Greenwood, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site encompassing portions of three separate farms with three groupings of farm buildings. The farms are Poplar Level Farm, Locust Grove Farm, and Middle Space Farm. The three houses in the district were constructed by various members of the Richards family between 1758 and 1868. The earliest structure in the district is Poplar Level, the main section of which was built about 1758 by John Richards.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- T. Catherine Adams (1981–1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richards Historic District". and Accompanying 60 photos
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